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Empowering Indigenous Communities for Resilience Building

Learn how Canadian Red Cross promotes resilience in Indigenous communities, focusing on vulnerability with a humanitarian approach. Discover the importance of establishing respectful relationships before, during, and after a crisis, along with a cultural lens on water as a critical asset for resilience. Addressing root causes of vulnerability and implementing holistic disaster management strategies are highlighted to enhance community preparedness and response. Join the mission to improve lives by mobilizing the power of humanity and advocating for Indigenous people's rights to risk reduction and resiliency.

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Empowering Indigenous Communities for Resilience Building

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  1. “Promoting Resilience in Indigenous Communities”

  2. Canadian Red Cross Mission To improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity in Canada and around the world.

  3. The CRC focuses on the vulnerable – those “at-risk” from situations related to injury, illness, violence, disaster and/or deteriorating economic and social conditions ... With particular concern for the most vulnerable, those with fewest resources to cope effectively with such threats Focusing on the vulnerable...

  4. Why Red Cross? More and more we are coping with the symptoms of severe storms, anomalous weather and people are often dependent upon aid in times of crisis

  5. Social Construction of Risk: Harm is not self-evident

  6. Root Causes of Vulnerability Disaster Management is about addressing the symptoms of distress in emergency situations – and Social Inequity

  7. Risk Reduction & Resiliency: Access Access to Humanitarian Space National Indigenous Peoples’ Advocacy Framework on Risk Reduction & Resiliency An Indigenous “Concept of Ops”

  8. Humanitarian Diplomacy Establishing respectful relationships with FN communities before, during and after a crisis

  9. Tsunami Operation: Report A Resilient Community... Is knowledgeable and healthy Is organized Is connected Has infrastructure and services Has economic opportunities Can manage its natural assets

  10. Cultural Lens: Nibi - Water

  11. How people make meaning

  12. Miigwetch! Thank you!

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